Coach Casey Casper serves as the national lead long snapping coach for Kohl's Snapping Camps and stands as one of the most respected long snapping coaches in the country, coaching many snappers to the NFL ranks. He handles Kohl's National Long Snapper Rankings and the ESPN snapper rankings. He also selects the snappers to participate in the Under Armour and Blue-Grey All-American Games.
He's coached many long snappers over the years to the collegiate and NFL levels, with his program's high-level coaching curriculum. He's seen success with the NFL snappers he works with including Ross Matiscik (Jaguars), Camaron Cheeseman (Commanders), Cal Adomitis (Bengals), Alex Ward (LA Rams), Chris Stoll (Seahawks), Zach Wood (Saints), and more.
Coach Casper was an All-American defensive end at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater along with being a long snapper. Casey had multiple NFL tryouts as a snapper and has been coaching for Kohl's since 2010. He has coached many snappers to the collegiate and professional levels. Coach Casper's dedication to his athletes and their success is rare. He brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the snapping position!
With three kickers overall taken in the NFL Draft, the sixth round was a big one. All with similar attributes, when the first was selected, other teams knew they had to act fast. Within the span of ten draft picks, all three top kickers on draft boards were taken by teams looking for a kicker.
36 of the last 46 NFL drafted specialists over the past 10 years have been Kohl's attendees. Here's a look at all 44 Kohl's athletes taken in the NFL Draft and how involved they were with the Kohl's Staff.
